Bigoli con anatra (bigoli pasta with duck sauce) – Veneto Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 40 mins Total time 45 mins Categories: Kids, Dairy-free *substitute olive oil for butter and eliminate cheese, Gluten-free*use Gluten free pasta Bigoli are a thick spaghetti made with flour, egg and water and pressed through a…
Susumelle (chocolate coated gingerbread biscuits) – Calabria
Torta Colonne (cherry tart/pie) – Puglia
Torta Colonne (cherry tart/pie) – Puglia Print Prep time 3 hours Cook time 30 mins Total time 3 hours 30 mins I was walking down the road on a particularly grey miserable drizzly day when I spotted a crate of sour cherries. They were a bright, shiny race car red and I could…
Pere al vino rosso (pears poached in red wine) – Piemonte
Pere al vino rosso (pears poached in red wine) Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 10 mins This is a traditional local dish from Piemonte using the local variety of pear, Martin Sec. The pears are poached in red wine sweetened with sugar and flavoured with…
Pastiera (Easter ricotta pie)- Campania
Pastiera (Easter ricotta pie)- Campania Print Prep time 4 hours Cook time 1 hour 45 mins Total time 5 hours 45 mins This is a traditional Easter dish and is one of the most famous dishes in Naples. The story of its origin begins with a fairy tale, that the Neapolitans made offerings…
Torta di cioccolato (chocolate cinnamon cake) – Valle d’Aosta
Torta di cioccolato (chocolate cinnamon cake) – Valle d’Aosta Print Prep time 25 mins Cook time 40 mins Total time 1 hour 5 mins Categories: Kids, Vegetarian This recipe has been adjusted from a recipe from the restaurant at the Grand Hotel Cour-maison in Pre’-saint-didier, just outside Courmayeur. The key to making…